| Official State Name (English) | Capital | National State Name |
| Algeria, People’s Democratic Republic Of | Algiers | Al Jaza’ir |
| Angola, Republic of | Luanda | Angola |
| Benin, Republic of | Porto-Novo (official) Cotonou (seat of government) |
Benin |
| Botswana, Republic of | Gaborone | Botswana |
| Burkina Faso | Oaugadougou | Burkina Faso |
| Burundi, Republic of | Bujumbura | Burundi |
| Cabo Verde, Republic of (Cabo Verde) | Praia | Cabo Verde |
| Cameroon, Republic of | Yaoundé | Cameroon / Cameroun |
| Central African Republic (CAR) | Bangui | Republique Centrafricaine |
| Chad, Republic of | N’Djamena | Tchad / Tshad |
| Comoros, Union of the | Moroni | Komori (Comorian) Comores (French) Juzur al Qamar (Arabic) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the (DRC) | Kinshasa | Republique Democratique du Congo (RDC) |
| Congo, Republic of the | Brazzaville | Congo |
| Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | Yamoussoukro (official) Abidjan (administrative seat) |
Cote d’Ivoire |
| Djibouti, Republic of | Djibouti | Djibouti / Jibuti |
| Egypt, Arab Republic of | Cairo | Misr |
| Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | Malabo | Guinea Ecuatorial/Guinee Equatoriale |
| Eritrea, State of | Asmara | Ertra |
| Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of | Addis Ababa | Ityop’iya |
| Gabonese Republic, (Gabon) | Libreville | Gabon |
| Gambia, Republic of The | Banjul | The Gambia |
| Ghana, Republic of | Accra | Ghana |
| Guinea, Republic of | Conakry | Guinee |
| Guinea-Bissau, Republic of | Bissau | Guine-Bissau |
| Kenya, Republic of | Nairobi | Kenya |
| Lesotho, Kingdom of | Maseru | Lesotho |
| Liberia, Republic of | Monrovia | Liberia |
| Libya | Tripoli | Libiya |
| Madagascar, Republic of | Antananarivo | Madagascar / Madagasikara |
| Malawi, Republic of | Lilongwe | Malawi |
| Mali, Republic of | Bamako | Mali |
| Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | Nouakchott | Muritaniyah |
| Mauritius, Republic of | Port Louis | Mauritius |
| Morocco, Kingdom of | Rabat | Al Maghrib |
| Mozambique, Republic of | Maputo | Mocambique |
| Namibia, Republic of | Windhoek | Namibia |
| Niger, Republic of | Niamey | Niger |
| Nigeria, Federal Republic of | Abuja | Nigeria |
| **Reunion (an Overseas Department of France) | Paris, France [dept. capital=Saint-Denis] |
Reunion |
| Rwanda, Republic of | Kigali | Rwanda |
| **Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha (a British Overseas Territory) |
London, U.K. (administrative centre= Jamestown, Saint Helena) |
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
| São Tomé and Principe, Democratic Republic of | São Tomé | São Tomé e Principe |
| Senegal, Republic of | Dakar | Senegal |
| Seychelles, Republic of | Victoria | Seychelles |
| Sierra Leone, Republic of | Freetown | Sierra Leone |
| Somalia, Federal Republic of | Mogadishu | Soomaaliya |
| South Africa, Republic of | Pretoria | South Africa |
| South Sudan, Republic of | Juba | South Sudan |
| Sudan, Republic of the | Khartoum | As-Sudan |
| Swaziland, Kingdom of | Mbabane (official) Lobamba (royal and legislative capital) |
Umbuso weSwatini |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | Dodoma (official) Dar es Salaam (former capital and seat of executive) |
Tanzania |
| Togolese Republic (Togo) | Lomé | Republique Togolaise |
| Tunisia, Republic of | Tunis | Tunis |
| Uganda, Republic of | Kampala | Uganda |
| **Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara) [state recognized by the African Union but claimed by Morocco] |
El-Aaiún (Laayoune) (official) Tifariti (provisional) |
Sahrawi / Saharawi |
| Zambia, Republic of | Lusaka | Zambia |
| Zimbabwe, Republic of | Harare | Zimbabwe |